The Truth About the Quail-Hunting Coyote

It’s Monday, which means, of course, that we get to find out the truth about the alleged quail-hunting coyote of western Oklahoma

Although a majority of the comments expressed either skepticism or outright disbelief, the poll numbers revealed an almost statistical dead heat, with 49 percent believers versus 50 percent non-believers, out of 160 (so far) votes cast. Interestingly, what seemed to sway many of the nay comments was the alleged rigidity of the coyote in the pose. Many of you thought it was either stuffed or Photoshopped.

Well, I hate to be the bearer of bad news for the skeptics (which is my natural inclination as well) but the story of Wylie the bird-hunting coyote is one hundred percent…TRUE. It was published in theOklahomanon Feb. 15, 1998. From the story:

Max Montgomery can’t honestly say Wylie is his best bird dog, but that’s partly because Wylie isn’t a dog. Wylie is a coyote. Montgomery, a 50-year-old western Oklahoma rancher, adopted the coyote when it was only a pup soon after its mother was shot and killed by another man.